Mich. Admin. Code R. 400.8204 - Early childhood center, small capacity child care center, and outdoor nature-based child care center program administrator qualifications; responsibilities
Rule 204.
(1)
Before hiring a new program administrator, a licensee or licensee designee
shall submit the credentials of the proposed program administrator to the
department for review and approval in the manner prescribed by the
department.
(2) All program
administrators are responsible for the general management of the center,
including the following minimum responsibilities:
(a) Developing, implementing, and evaluating
program and center policies.
(b)
Administering day-to-day operations, including being available to address
parent, child, and staff issues.
(c) Monitoring staff, including annual
evaluations.
(3) A
program administrator can oversee multiple sites if all of the following are
met:
(a) Is immediately available for not less
than 5 sessions during 30 consecutive open days within the center. Consecutive
open days do not include days that are closed for holidays, planned closed
days, or emergency closures.
(b)
Maintain written documentation of visits, including dates and times.
(c) Appoint a site administrator when the
program administrator is not on the premises.
(4) A program administrator of a single site
shall appoint a staff-in-charge when the program administrator is not on the
premises and is responsible for supervising the operation of the center
including, but not limited to, having the authority to respond to emergencies,
inspections, parental concerns, and have access to all required
information.
(5) A staff-in-charge
shall be present at the center during all hours of operation when the program
administrator, who is overseeing a single site, is not on the
premises.
(6) A substitute program
administrator shall be appointed for a program administrator who has left
employment or has a temporary absence that exceeds 30 consecutive workdays
until return or replacement, which must not exceed the agreedon
timeframe.
(7) The department shall
be notified when a substitute program administrator is appointed.
(8) A substitute program administrator shall
at least meet the qualifications of lead teacher.
(9) A program administrator shall have all of
the following qualifications:
(a) Be not less
than 21 years of age.
(b) Have a
high school diploma or general equivalency diploma (GED).
(c) Have not less than 2 semester hours or
3.0 CEUs in child care administration within 6 months of hire.
(10) A program administrator is
exempt from subrule (2)(c) of this rule if there is a central administrator
that complies with both of the following:
(a)
Meets the requirements of a program administrator in subrule (9) of this
rule.
(b) Is responsible for
subrules (2)(a) and (c) of this rule.
(11) A program administrator of a small
capacity center shall meet 1 of the following to be qualified:
(a) All of the following:
(i) A minimum of 1 year of
experience.
(ii) 3 hours of
MiRegistry approved training in each of the following areas:
(A) Program management.
(B) Observation, documentation, and
assessment.
(C) Teaching and
learning.
(iii) 6 hours
of MiRegistry approved training in any of the following areas:
(A) Interactions and guidance.
(B) Challenging behaviors.
(C) Trauma informed practices.
(iv) Works in a center that
participates in great start to quality.
(b) All of the following:
(i) A minimum of 6 months of
experience.
(ii) 6 semester hours,
9 CEUs, or a combination to equal 90 clock hours of coursework in child care
administration, early childhood education, child development, youth
development, or a child-related field. Up to 30 hours of MiRegistry-approved
training may be used to meet these requirements.
(iii) Works in a center that participates in
great start to quality.
(c) A valid child development associate
credential, Montessori credential, Michigan youth development associate
certificate or credential, infant family associate credential, or associate
degree or higher in any field of study.
(12) A program administrator of an early
childhood center or outdoor nature-based child care center shall meet 1 of the
following to be qualified:
(a) All of the
following:
(i) A minimum of 3 months of
experience.
(ii) A valid child
development associate credential, Montessori credential, infant family
associate credential, or associate degree in a child-related field.
(iii) Works in a center that participates in
great start to quality.
(b) All of the following:
(i) A minimum of 6 months of
experience.
(ii) An associate
degree or higher in any field of study.
(iii) 3 hours of MiRegistry approved training
in each of the following areas:
(A) Program
management.
(B) Observation,
documentation, and assessment.
(C)
Teaching and learning.
(iv) 6 hours of MiRegistry approved training
in any of the following areas:
(A)
Interactions and guidance.
(B)
Challenging behaviors.
(C) Trauma
informed practices.
(v)
Works in a center that participates in great start to quality.
(c) A bachelor's degree or higher
in a child-related field.
(13) A program director who was qualified on
the director's date of hire remains qualified as a program administrator as of
the effective date of this rule as long as the program director remains
continuously employed as a program administrator at the center or at another
licensed center without a break in service of more than 180 days. Any variances
approved as of the effective date of this rule remain effective and timeframes
required in the variance must be met. Any variance requirements not completed
by 4 years after the effective date of this rule will be voided.
(14) A substitute director who was qualified
on the substitute's director's date of hire remains qualified as a substitute
program administrator as of the effective date of this rule as long as the
substitute director remains continuously employed as a substitute program
administrator at the center or at another licensed center without a break in
service of more than 180 days. Any variances approved as of the effective date
of this rule remain effective and timeframes required in the variance must be
met. Any variance requirements not completed by 4 years after the effective
date of this rule will be voided.
(15) Verification of the qualifications of
the program administrator, substitute program administrator, and the central
administrator if the option in subrule (8) of this rule is used, must be
maintained on file at the center or at the central office until 2 years after
the effective date of this rule, after which qualifications must be reflected
as verified in MiRegistry.
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